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Unsubscribed: 200 Stanford grads opt out of Sundar Pichai's commencement speech

TOI correspondent from Washington : When Sundar Pichai was studying at Stanford in the 1990s, he once skipped class to go to Las Vegas. When he returned to Stanford to deliver the commencement address on Sunday, some students skipped Sundar Pichai.

The Times of India

Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook

The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of vision, says Max von Thun of the Open Markets Institute Europe

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the Day by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore: 'With engineering, I view this year’s failure as next year’s...'-A powerful quote on failure and mindset that built the future of technology by creator of ‘Moore’s Law

Gordon Moore, a visionary engineer, believed failures are opportunities for progress. His mindset shaped the technology industry. Moore co-founded Intel and his observation, Moore's Law, guided technological growth. He saw mistakes as lessons, driving innovation. This philosophy fueled Silicon Valley's rapid development. Moore's legacy highlights that persistence through failure builds…

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How a 22-year-old Indian techie dropped out to build an AI startup

A 22-year-old Indian entrepreneur, Kinjal Nandy, has secured significant pre-seed funding for his AI startup, Sonatic, at a ₹191 crore valuation. Backed by prominent Silicon Valley investors, Nandy left Cornell University to focus on developing adaptive AI systems that assist users beyond simple prompts, aiming to shift workflows towards outcomes.

The Economic Times

AI could automate 80% of jobs, urges major tax reform: Vinod Khosla

Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla predicts AI will soon perform 80% of human economic work, with gains primarily benefiting investors. He proposes eliminating preferential capital gains tax rates after 2028, taxing them as ordinary income to fund displaced workers and lower taxes for those earning under $75,000. Khosla also suggests…

The Economic Times

From Sundar Pichai to Vinod Khosla: Meet the 26 Indian-origin leaders in America's most successful immigrants list

The story of immigration in America has long been intertwined with innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth. In its latest ranking of America's most successful immigrants, Forbes highlighted 250 individuals whose contributions have shaped industries ranging from technology and healthcare to finance, academia and entertainment. Among them are 26 India-born and…

The Times of India

Experts Name Exact Trigger That Will Turn Tech Layoffs Into a Catastrophic Regional Recession

Tech layoffs in Silicon Valley raise concerns about a potential recession, but economists argue the impact remains contained to the tech sector, with broader economic stability still intact.

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Meet Jayshree Ullal: The highest-ranked Indian-origin woman on America's Richest Self-Made Women list with a $6.8 billion fortune

When Jayshree Ullal joined networking startup Arista Networks in 2008, the company had no revenue and fewer than 50 employees. Nearly two decades later, she has helped transform it into one of Silicon Valley's most successful networking companies and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in the United States.…

The Times of India

How Silicon Valley misreads The Lord of the Rings

On October 30 2025, the Department of Homeland Security in the United States posted a Tolkien meme. It pictured Merry Brandybuck – one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s four hobbit protagonists in The Lord of the Rings – speaking to another hobbit Pippin at the climax of The Two Towers, the second…

The Conversation

Quote of the Day by the Silicon Valley entrepreneur Naval Ravikant: 'You make your own luck if you...'- The Angel Philosopher's powerful quote on success, persistence and creating your own luck

Entrepreneur Naval Ravikant believes success hinges on persistence. His famous quote, 'You make your own luck if you stay at it long enough,' highlights how consistent effort builds opportunities. Ravikant's own journey, from co-founding companies to investing in major startups, exemplifies this. This philosophy encourages individuals to keep trying, learning,…

The Economic Times

Silicon Valley's AI millionaires are paying up to $23,000 per hour for escorts who can talk GPUs, crypto and the future

The AI boom is fueling a new luxury service where escorts, dubbed 'nerd-first,' command high rates by offering intellectual companionship alongside physical intimacy. These professionals engage clients in detailed discussions about AI and technology, highlighting a growing demand for authentic human connection in an increasingly digital world.

The Economic Times

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says executives who brag about their AI cuts might as well 'sign up for the Bernie Sanders manifesto'

Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a message for Silicon Valley executives touting AI-driven job cuts: Don’t be surprised if workers turn against you.

Fortune

Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale

Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens

Salon

Sriram Krishnan, Trump's AI brain, to exit White House

TOI Correspondent from Washington: Sriram Krishnan, the Indian-born technology investor who helped shape the Trump administration's artificial intelligence strategy and became one of the most influential Silicon Valley voices inside the White House, announced Saturday that he will leave his post at the end of the month.

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Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons ramps up India deeptech push

South Park Commons is increasing its focus on India's deeptech sector, shifting investments beyond traditional software to areas like semiconductors and robotics. The firm, which backs founders at the earliest stages, sees growing global investor appetite for hardtech due to policy support and maturing startups. SPC aims for at least…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on NHS records: patients are not raw material for big tech

Editorial: Ministers should end Palantir’s contract before medical confidentiality is sacrificed to Silicon Valley’s appetite for public data

The Guardian - US

Tech industry wins big in California after millions spent on primary election

Silicon Valley is fighting against AI regulation and taxation and will benefit from having political leverage

Fortune

This CEO has had 6 major jobs in Silicon Valley: How Dennis Woodside built a career on saying yes to hard problems

Dennis Woodside sold Motorola to Lenovo—and accidentally sold himself out of a job. Now he runs a $2.65 billion software company.

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Anthropic surges as OpenAI struggles to keep up

Stock market filing illustrates AI company’s meteoric rise, while California’s tech billionaires pour cash into elections

The Times of India

First Indian-American woman to take a company public in US says returning to India was not an option at her time

Vinita Gupta, who is called the first woman of Indian origin to have taken her company public in the US, said India is now different than her time. At her time, returning to India was not an option, but now good engineers have plenty of opportunities in India. Speaking to…

The Guardian - US

Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg

From Google co-founder Brin spending $82m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home

Latin Times

All We Know About Peter Thiel's Move to Argentina: Is He Escaping the USA or Finding a New Land to Conquer for Palantir?

Peter Thiel has spent decades selling the future. Now he appears to be buying an exit ramp, and it comes with a Buenos Aires mansion, a presidential friendship, and enough geopolitical intrigue to make Silicon Valley look almost boring.

Fortune

How to save the internet—according to Sam Altman’s all-seeing Orb

Europe’s largest corporations are facing an authenticity crisis, and Silicon Valley thinks biometric identity infrastructure may become part of the solution

International Business Times UK

'AI is a Perfect Excuse': MIT Expert Exposes How Tech Firms Use AI Washing to Mask Massive Layoffs

An MIT economist reveals how Silicon Valley firms are using AI as a cover for mass layoffs, reshaping the workforce narrative to protect stock prices and justify redundancies.

The Guardian - UK

Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?

Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring

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